Highlights/earthquake

Seismic upgrades are necessary in several areas of the west-coast province of British Columbia. Vancouver Island, which is particularly vulnerable to severe damage in the event of a major earthquake, is getting upgrades on two bridges. Janelle Erwin, regional deputy director…»

An Argentine climber stranded on Mount Logan, Canada’s highest peak, will likely have to wait until Friday for a helicopter rescue, her partner told CBC News. Natalia Martínez has been at a camp situated at about 3,900 metres on the…»

A series of powerful earthquakes struck Monday in the northern tip of British Columbia near the border with Alaska and Yukon. No injuries or serious damage have been reported so far. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.3-magnitude quake hit 85 kilometres…»

A moderate earthquake has shaken the area off northwestern Vancouver Island, the second since Wednesday. No injuries or damage was reported due to the 4.9 quake which struck at 4:28 a.m. PT Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Earthquakes Canada…»

An earthquake off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province has killed at least 97 people with many more feared trapped beneath the rubble, say local officials. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck just off the north-east coast of Sumatra Island. “It was very,…»

Canada has deployed a navy frigate to assist with the rescue efforts to help people cut off by Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand. HMCS Vancouver, which is based at CFB Esquimalt on Vancouver Island, was already on its way to…»

Any now ageing baby boomers in their 60’s and beyond may remember the old Cold War exercise “Duck and cover”. It was a US Civil Defence idea apparently to offer school children some protection against a nuclear blast. Although an…»

The west coast of both Canada and the US has long been living with the threat of a major earthquake looming. A recent report in British Columbia opens with the comment that it’s not a case of “if” there will…»

Hydraulic fracturing has caused a series of earthquakes “including a record-breaking tremor with a felt magnitude of 4.4 last week” in the Canadian province of Alberta, according to an article on The Tyee website by journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk. Nikiforuk…»

Is this “the big one” coming? Maybe,… or maybe just one of the “big ones” –plural, that may wreak havoc on the west coast of North America. An expert is warning a megathrust earthquake is in the works off Vancouver…»